It feels like I was in a cloud nine inside Hunter's arms when he was kissing me. I couldn't think of anything. All that I know is that I was kissing the softest and sweetest lips in the whole universe. His minty breath mingled with mine and I couldn't get enough of his smell.
I am so thankful that I had given the chance to taste his lips. Feeling ko ay mamamatay akong hindi masaya kung hindi ko mahalikan si Hunter. Like heck! His kisses are to die for! One kiss from him and it feels like I am out of the world! Like my feet wasn't touching the ground. Ito na siguro ang sinasabi nilang feeling na nasa alapaap!
How can Hunter do that? Those moments that I'm with him and yet he already made me feel so many strange and new feelings that I can't even name. He's the only one who can make my knees wobble with just a single word and touch. He's the only one who can make my heart beats loud and fast without doing anything. He's the only one who can make me go crazy and breathless with just a kiss from him.
Feeling ko tuloy ay first relationship ko lang sya. How can Hunter make me feel what I didn't feel when Joshua and I were still together?
Of course... He's different. Very different. And my feelings for him is deeper too.
I thought that we're going back after the dinner but Hunter didn't maneuver the yacht back to the island. So we spend the night here at seperate rooms.
We used his megayacht this time. Ang sabi ko nga ay iyong mas maliit na lang 'cause we are only having a dinner but he chose the big one. I didn't argue or anything since he's the one who will maneuver the yacht naman. Bahala syang mahirapan.
This yacht is freaking big compared to the one that he used noong sinundo kami para makapunta sa island nya. I guess he's using this megayacht to have an expedition or anything at different seas.
Hunter made me wore his big shirt and boxers that's here inside his yacht and I giggled while I was staring at myself in the mirror. I look like a lost child kasi. Nawala ang pagiging brat na aura ko.
There's also personal things that I could use like new toothbrush, soap and shampoo. Although it wasn't my brand, it's better na kaysa walang magamit.
"You should've told me that we'll spend the night here so I could bring my clothes and things!" I told him the morning after. I found him sitting on the sofa at the deck with a cup of coffee in his hands. He's wearing a v-neck white shirt and a casual navy blue shorts.
I really like him on a white shirt. I don't know but he looks sexier in my eyes kahit na simple lang naman iyon. Well, he could slay any clothes with that body of his naman.
"You did it again! Not telling me about it kaya wala na naman akong dalang gamit kahit isa kundi ang sarili ko lang!"
Uupo na sana ako sa tabi nya pero bago ko magawa iyon ay hinila nya ako kaya patagilid akong napaupo ako sa mga hita nya. He immediately snaked his arms around my waist just so I wouldn't get away from him. Ikinulong na nya ako sa mga bisig nya bago ko pa maisip na kailangan kong kumawala. So I gave up with that thought.
"I didn't know that you'll be mine last night. Gusto ko na lang tuloy na solohin ka."
He rested his chin on one of my shoulders. Mabilis ko iyong inangat so his head bounced back again and I laughed. I find him so cute kaya palagi ko iyong ginagawa.
"Coffee?" he asked and offered me his coffee. I smiled and took a sip.
Isinandal ko ang buong katawan ko sa kanya. My head rested on his left shoulder and my arms were wrapped around his neck. Kalahating mukha nya lang ang nakikita ko pero sobrang gwapo nya pa rin sa paningin ko.
When did I start falling inlove with this man?
I have no idea. Basta isang araw, namalayan ko na lang na naiinis na ako sa mga pasaring ng Jane na iyon. One day, I just realized that I want Hunter all by myself.
I fell inlove with him at the most unexpected time. I was so broken but he did fix my broken heart. Iyan tuloy. Mas malalim ang pagkahulog ko sa kanya.
I brushed his hair with my fingers and planted a kiss on his cheeks. He chuckled. Nakangiting isinandal ko ulit ang ulo ko sa balikat nya. Inayos nya ang pagkakaupo ko at mas hinapit pa ako palapit sa kanya.
I laughed. "Clingy..." asar ko pero ngumisi lang sya. I pinched his lips. At first, I was irritated whenever I see this smirk on his lips but now, I realized that I was just irritated 'cause he looked more charming with that badass smirk of his.
Natatawa nyang inilayo ang mga labi nya sa akin. "Kulit mo."
I returned my hug on his neck and just settled myself inside his arms. Even by this moment, my heart is still beating so fast. Hindi na yata matatanggal ang ganitong epekto nya sa akin so I should get use to it instead.
The calm moment that we had was disturbed by the sound of a helicopter. I frowned. Mukhang malapit lang kasi yung tunog. Like the chopper has landed in this yacht!
"Finally..." Hunter muttered and that's when I knew that it must be Creed.
But Hunter looks like he wasn't planning to move at all kaya ako na mismo ang tumayo mula sa kandungan nya. Pinigilan pa nga ako ng mga braso nya kung hindi ko lang sya sinamaan ng tingin. I heard Creed's voice na kasi.
"Yoo-hoo! Pizza delivery! Anybody home?"
Hinila ko pa si Hunter patayo at inakbayan nya agad ako. We went to the yacht's helipad and we saw Creed who looked like a chopper's model instead of a pilot.
His brown hair is visible because of the sunlight. Mahahalata lang kasi ang pagka-brown ng buhok nya kapag natatamaan ng liwanag. He was wearing an aviators and a gray hoodie with a black tight jeans and a brown combat boots.
He whistled when he saw us. "Wow! Parang may nag-iba yata, ah? The last time I saw you together, you were having your lover's quarrel pa."
Creed winked at me and I saw Hunter rolled his eyes. Napatawa ako but he glared at me so I just pouted instead.
Kasalanan ko bang cute at nakakatuwa sya kapag umiirap sya?
"Where is it, fucker?" Hunter asked with a deep and serious voice making it look like his friend is being an annoyance and he doesn't want to meet him at all.
Creed placed a hand on his chest, just the part where his heart is. Then he acted like he's hurting.
"Aray naman! Wala man lang bang welcome hug dyan? Ang layo pa ng nilipad ko makita ka lang!"
"Bilisan mo na lang at umalis ka na. You're being a nuisance."
Creed tsked before he went to his chopper to get something while muttering words I couldn't even decipher. Pero tingin ko naman ay nagrereklamo lang sya sa pakikitungo ni Hunter sa kanya.
"Ito na po, kamahalan." Creed sarcastically said. My jaw drop when I saw him holding like ten paper bags in his hands.
"Ilagay mo sa loob."
"Ang galing naman! Ako na nga ang bumili, ako pa ang uutusang magdala sa loob. I am your friend, Hunter, not a fucking maid."
"Binabayaran kita."
That's when Creed stopped. "Sabi ko nga." pero nang dumaan sya sa harap namin ay bubulong-bulong naman sya. "Palibhasa kasi hindi mo alam kung paano ang kumayod para sa lumpiang shanghai kaya nagsasayang ka lang ng pera."
I can't help but to laugh. Is he really doing this just because of his love for lumpiang shanghai? Napakababaw naman! And Hunter is paying him millions! Don't tell me na inuubos nya lang iyon pambili ng lumpiang shanghai?
"Alam mo kung ano talaga ang hindi ko alam?" Hunter asked that made Creed stopped.
"What?"
Hunter smirked. "'Yung magpa-aral at maging sugar daddy."
"Fuck you!" inis na sabi ni Creed at ipinasok na ang mga paper bag sa loob.
"Fuck you too, fucker."
I sighed. Is this how boys show off their friendship? Ang magmurahan at mag asaran? I know Apollo and Kuya Helios were also doing that, nagrereklamo pa nga sa akin si Zuri na madalas daw magmura ang Kuya ko at nag aalala sya na baka matutunan pa ni Summer. But I guess that most of the boys are saying bad words now.
Well, natutunan ko rin naman ang ibang mga bad words dahil sa mga kapatid ko.
"What are those?" I asked 'cause I was curious. There were so many paper bags kasi at malalaki pa so I couldn't help but to wonder kung anong mga laman noon.
"Mga pagkain at damit mo." it was Creed who answered my question. Nakabalik na pala sya. "Fuck! I even asked one of my flings to buy your undies. Akala yata ay sa kanya ko ibibigay."
I know that it wasn't Creed who bought that and there's a big chance that he didn't see those but heck, I am blushing like a freak! Talking about undies in front of these two men is so damn embarrassing for a woman like me!
"Plano yata nyang Hunter mo na dito na kayo maglagi sa natitira pang mga araw."
Hunter tsked and glared at Creed. "Sige na. Umalis ka na. I've already sent the money to your account."
"Sandali, sandali." Creed stopped him. Palipat-lipat lang ang mga tingin ko sa dalawang magkaibigan. "Pahinging cash. Wala akong pera dito."
"Tanginang kahirapan 'yan." Hunter muttered before he went inside. Maybe to get his wallet so he could handed cash to Creed.
"Thank you! Love you!" pahabol ni Creed na nakangiti pa. Pero nang mawala sa paningin namin si Hunter ay biglang naging seryoso ang mukha nya.
Humalukipkip ako. I know that he wanted to say something to me. He's Hunter's friend. Maybe the closest one next to Kuya Helios.
He gave me an advice back then to come back to Hunter. I wasn't sure if he said that just so he could have his ten million or if he's really serious about that. But seeing his hazel brown eyes without any emotions while looking at me, I know that he's being serious this time.
"Hunter looks so happy." he started. "Ikaw lang naman talaga ang makakapagpasaya sa gagong 'yon."
He laughed but I couldn't see the humor in his eyes. I saw Creed as the most playful one among Kuya Helios' fucker friends. But looking at him right now, he is so different from the Creed that I know.
"Do you really love Hunter, Artemis?"
Part of me tells me that Creed was just being curious but there's also a part of me that felt insulted by thinking that he's questioning my love for Hunter.
Alam kong galing ako sa isang mahabang relasyon and most if the people will think that it will took years for me before I could move on. Especially if they saw me fighting and making efforts alone for the relationship that we had. But is it really impossible to fall inlove with a person after almost one year of a break up from a five yearsrelationship? Does it really look impossible that I fell inlove with Hunter?
Does one have the right to question the feeling for other people?
"Why would I tell you, Creed?" I asked. My eyes were also serious as I looked at him. "It's our relationship. Not yours. At hindi ikaw ang unang makakarinig ng nararamdaman ko para kay Hunter."
Tinitigan nya ako nang mga ilang segundo. Hindi ako nag iwas ng tingin sa kanya kahit nararamdaman ko ang pagiging malamig ng mga titig nya. Kung sasabihin mo man na mahal ko si Hunter, ayokong sya ang unang makarinig. I want Hunter to be the first one to hear about my true feelings for him.
Then suddenly, Creed laughed.
"Nagtatanong lang! Ikaw naman, masyadong seryoso." sabi nya at tumawa pa nang malakas.
Nasaan na ba si Hunter? Bakit nya ako iniwan sa baliw nyang kaibigan na 'to?
I remember tuloy those first months when he started chasing me. I thought about him as a crazy person too. I even named him as "Crazy Stalker" in my contacts.
Baka may sayad talaga silang magkakaibigan?
"Do you know the name of this yacht?" Creed suddenly asked.
"No." I answered. Tumingin sya sa akin nang nakangiti.
"Cacciatore di Artemis."
I frowned. It's in Italian but I can't understand. Pero parang narinig ko yata ang pangalan ko doon.
Creed smirked at my confusion. "Alam mo ba ang meaning sa English?"
"Tingin mo ba kukunot ang noo ko kung alam ko?" inis na tanong ko. He laughed before he bit his lower lip and smirked at me again.
"Hunter of Artemis."
My lips parted because of the shock. Iyon ang name ng megayacht na 'to? He named this yacht as Hunter of Artemis?
I don't know pero parang gusto ko na yatang umiyak. I felt so happy to know that Hunter loves me this much. Bakit ganoon? How could he love me despite being away for years? Despite me not knowing about him before? How could he love me this much?
My gosh! Naalala ko yung mga pag iwas at pagtataray ko sa kanya noon. God... Paano ba ako makakabawi sa lahat ng iyon? I feel like I don't deserve him at all!
"That's—" I choke back a sob. Damn it, I'm feeling so overwhelmed.
"I know..." Creed said and smiled softly at me. "Sabi ko naman sayo. Mahal na mahal ka ng gagong 'yon."
Napasabunot ako sa buhok ko. I am so angry at myself for the way how I treated Hunter back then. Parang feeling ko, deserve nya nga talaga ang mapagsilbihan kapag naging mag asawa na kami. I should learn how to cook and do household chores, shouldn't I?
"Can I ask you a favor?" tanong ni Creed kaya bumalik ang atensyon ko sa kanya. "Can you help him fix himself?"
I frowned. I couldn't understand what he's asking of me. "What?"
"That man is wrecked, Artemis. He's dead pero ikaw na lang ang bumubuhay sa kanya. Kaya sana, matulungan mo syang maging buo ulit."
"He's wrecked?"
Creed nodded. "He's like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. He's on the verge of giving up. At ikaw na lang ang pinanghahawakan nya, Artemis. So please, dont ever let him go."
Napatingin ako sa pinasukan na pintuan ni Hunter. "Why? Anong nangyari?"
"Ask him. Sya ang dapat na tanungin mo. Wala naman 'yang ililihim sayo."
Biglang umayos ng tayo si Creed so I tried to fix my face. Baka kasi mahalata ang muntik ko nang pag iyak kanina. Sisihin pa nya si Creed.
"Oh." Hunter said as he handed Creed a ten peso coin.
"Puta? Sampung piso? Gawin mo namang papel!" reklamo ni Creed pero ibinulsa pa rin naman ang barya.
Hunter tsked. Dumukot sya ng pera sa wallet nya. "Here."
"Tanginang 'yan!" muling reklamo ni Creed. He took the twenty peso bill from Hunter. "Bente pesos? Alam mo bang magiging barya na din 'to?"
"Papel pa rin naman ngayon. Just settle for that."
"Ang kuripot mong tarantado ka!"
"I fucking paid you twenty million for the errand that you did. You already have that large amount of money tapos manghihingi ka pa ng cash?!" sabi ni Hunter na hindi na naitago ang pagkainis. Mukha namang natakot si Creed kaya ako ang binalingan nya.
"Baka meron ka dyan, goddess ni Hunter? Wala kasi talaga akong cash dito."
"Uh... Wait. I think I have thousands here." I said as I try to fish my wallet inside the pocket of the boxer but Hunter stopped me.
"No. Ako na." he said and finally handed Hunter a thousand peso bill. "Mamatay ka sanang tarantado ka."
Creed laughed. "Pussy whipped!"
I laughed and stared at Hunter. He looked okay on the outside as he cursed at his friend pero hindi na ako papaloko. Based on what Creed had said earlier, Hunter is wrecked on the inside. Pilit nya lang itinatago.
Then I realized, wala pa nga pala akong masyadong alam kay Hunter. I only know him as my Kuya Helios' bestfriend, as my crazy stalker back then, and as the man whom I love right now. I got to discover small things about him when I came into this island pero hanggang doon na lang ang nalalaman ko.
He's really mysterious. I don't know much about him but that didn't stop me from loving him. And if he needs my help, then I would gladly stretched out my hands and offer it to him.
This time, I'll be the one to help him.